Preparations; Required Software; Selecting A Computer; Before Installing The Boards - Sony BSS-100 Installation Manual

Preparations

Required Software

Installing the BSS-100 requires the following
software:
• Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51 or 4.0 (US
English)
• Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 (US English)

Selecting a Computer

To use the BSS-100 involves installing a full-size AT-
bus board (IDC interface board) and a half-size AT-
bus board (board with IDC connectors) in the
computer. If using an IBM-compatible computer other
than the Sony QL-50, check first that these boards can
be installed. The following table shows requirements
for the installation.
Requirements for the computer selected
Item Minimum
requirement
Computer IBM PC compatible Sony QL-50
CPU Intel Pentium
Memory 32 Mbytes
Hard disk drive 1 Gbyte
Ethernet interface Must be supported
by Windows NT
3.51.
Full-size × 1; half-
Free AT-bus slots
size x1
Free I/O addresses 16 bytes at any of
for IDC interface 150h, 200h, or
board 300h
Free interrupt Any of 3, 5, 11, and
channel for IDC 15
interface board
Miscellaneous Monitor, keyboard,
mouse, etc. must
be capable of
operating under
Windows NT.

Before Installing the Boards

To enable I/O address 150h for the IDC interface
board, and interrupt channel 5 (factory default
settings), proceed as follows.
1
Start the BIOS Utility.
2
Set the PCI system setting to Auto.
3
In the settings for ISA (non-plug-n-play) cards,
select "Yes" for each of IRQ5 and I/O ports 150 to
15F.
If the computer is not a Sony QL-50, refer to the
documentation supplied with the computer or with
expansion boards fitted in the computer.
4
Install Windows NT.
5
Start Windows NT, and use the Windows NT
diagnosis program winmsd.exe to check that I/O
address 150h and interrupt channel 5 are enabled.
Recommended
When it is not possible to use the factory
At least Intel
default I/O address and interrupt channel
Pentium 90
settings
64 Mbytes
—
If for any reason it is not possible to use the factory
—
default I/O address and interrupt channel settings, it
will be necessary to use different I/O address and
—
interrupt channel settings.
DIP switch settings control the I/O address. Changing
150h
the interrupt address is done by setting in the Registry
while installing the software.
When making these changes, refer to the following
5
table and the next item "DIP Switch Settings"
—
I/O address and interrupt channel settings for each board
Board
name
IDC
interface
board
Note
If you change the I/O address or interrupt channel from
their factory default settings, make a separate note of
the new settings. These will be needed when installing
the software.
Setting Method Setting
of setting values
I/O DIP 150h,
address switches 200h,
(16 bytes) (SW1) 300h
Interrupt Registry 3, 5, 11,
channel 15
Factory
default
150h
5
5(E)